Pondicherry
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Head: Dominic Goodall

École française d'Extrême-Orient
16-19 rue Dumas
605 001 Pondicherry, India

Tel: +91 413 233 45 39
Fax: +91 413 233 08 86 goodalldominic@gmail.com
administration@efeo-pondicherry.org


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Mme. Suard, who took up her post of Consul that very day, cuts the ribbon, observed by Mme Prerana Patel and Mr. Bertrand de Hartingh
Mme. Suard, who took up her post of Consul that very day, cuts the ribbon, observed by Mme Prerana Patel and Mr. Bertrand de Hartingh
Inauguration of the annex at 19, Dumas Street
31 JULY 17
The inauguration of the new annex, to house our archives, in the courtyard of 19, Dumas Street, in the Pondicherry Centre of the EFEO, took place on 31st July 2017.Many scholars,  ...
Dominic Goodall thanks Jean-Louis Cardin
31 JULY 17
On the occasion of the inauguration of the annex, Dominic Goodall thanks the architect Jean-Louis Cardin.
The annex, seen from the principal courtyard.  Photo: Jean-Louis Cardin
The annex, seen from the principal courtyard. Photo: Jean-Louis Cardin
The new annex
30 JULY 17
The new annex, ready for inauguration.
The rear courtyard.  Photo: Jean-Louis Cardin
The rear courtyard. Photo: Jean-Louis Cardin
The new annex
30 JULY 17
The new annex, ready for inauguration.
The new annex, seen from the rear courtyard. Photo: Jean-Louis Cardin
The new annex, seen from the rear courtyard. Photo: Jean-Louis Cardin
The new annex
30 JULY 17
The new annex, ready for inauguration.
The new annex just before the inauguration
30 JULY 17
Arrival of Karuppuswamy
29 JULY 17
A terracotta statue of Karuppuswamy, donated by Jean-Louis Cardin, takes its place in the garden of the main courtyard, accompanied by Kasiraj and his team, who sculpted it.
Gṛhapraveśa
28 JULY 17
Before the inauguration of the annex, Mr. Sambandhaśivācārya (IFP) conducts a formal rite of entering the building (gṛhapraveśa).
Maintenance of 19, Dumas Street
27 JULY 17
The final touches...
Maintenance of 19, Dumas Street: the annex
22 JULY 17
The annex has taken shape!
Maintenance of 19, Dumas Street: the annex
18 JULY 17
Furniture begins to be brought into the archives room...
Maintenance of 19, Dumas Street: the annex
14 JULY 17
The tiles are laid
Maintenance of 19, Dumas Street: the annex
05 JULY 17
The doors are put in place
Maintenance of 19, Dumas Street: the annex
15 JUNE 17
View of the courtyard through a new window in the archives room
Maintenance of 19, Dumas Street: the annex
13 JUNE 17
The old outside staircase has been reused in the rear courtyard, which is now doubled in size.
Maintenance of 19, Dumas Street: the annex
08 JUNE 17
Painting the archives room
Maintenance of 19, Dumas Street: the annex
06 JUNE 17
Work underway in the rear courtyard.
Maintenance of 19, Dumas Street: the annex
06 JUNE 17
The doors and windows are being prepared.
Maintenance of 16, Dumas Street
25 MAY 17
16 Dumas Street also receives a lick of paint.
Maintenance of 19, Dumas Street
19 MAY 17
Lime-based paint.
Maintenance of 19, Dumas Street: the annex
30 JANUARY 17
Work underway in the rear courtyard
Maintenance of 19, Dumas Street
05 DECEMBER 16
Gradual replacement of cement with lime-plaster
Maintenance of 19, Dumas Street
22 NOVEMBER 16
Gradual replacement of cement with lime-plaster.
Maintenance of 19, Dumas Street: the annex
16 NOVEMBER 16
Following a plan most generously drawn up and offered to the EFEO by the architect Jean-Louis Cardin, work is underway to replace the annex that was dangerously damaged by  ...
Maintenance of 19, Dumas Street
11 NOVEMBER 16

Removal of a layer of cement for replacement with lime plaster
The site of the annex at 19 Dumas Street
07 NOVEMBER 16

The site after the removal of the weakened annex at 19 rue Dumas
The site of the annex at 19 Dumas Street
02 SEPTEMBER 16
Discussing the past and the future on the site of the ruined annex...
Setting up solar panels
01 SEPTEMBER 16
Mr Saswat Das explains the use of the solar panels now installed on the roof of 16, Dumas Street (a project put in place by Valérie Gillet).
The Annex at 19, Dumas Street
20 AUGUST 16
The Annex at 19, Dumas Street, has been dangerously weakened by the construction of a five-storey hotel next door and needs to be replaced. The work begins ...